JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 1999 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Nov. 1999 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1999 Nov. 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 496 813 390 1,320
Others 772 699 1,108 856
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 73 140 56 121
Atlantic salmon 1,993 1,724 1,227 1,209
Yellowfin tuna 2,507 2,523 1,830 1,844
Bluefin tuna 675 503 2,656 1,614
Bigeye tuna 2,199 1,921 1,797 1,468
Southern bluefin tuna 41 34 80 67
Sea bream 126 171 118 126
Billfish 183 218 185 173
Frozen
Swordfish 179 85 137 63
Pacific sockeye 3,181 1,769 1,686 1,383
Pacific coho 1,698 1,026 837 483
Other Pacific salmon 1,907 2,500 430 353
Pink salmon 7,753 7,389 4,489 4,158
Atlantic salmon 724 1,028 370 610
Other salmon 186 83 97 51
Halibut 2,770 1,717 1,083 681
Albacore tuna 244 172 55 29
Yellowfin tuna 7,124 9,187 2,893 2,196
Skipjack 7,769 6,613 486 666
Bluefin tuna 24 672 12 449
Bigeye tuna 14,439 7,599 11,620 5,081
Herring 2,012 3,170 163 259
Cod 5,091 3,542 1,549 990
Mackerel 43,716 26,454 5,421 3,980
Mero 299 667 259 380
Jack mackerel 11,509 7,298 1,241 881
Sea bream 574 644 151 146
Capelin 649 273 244 105
Billfish 940 579 269 160
Spanish mackerel 140 409 45 137
Rockfish 1,586 2,400 355 728
Sablefish 1,578 1,080 1,447 874
Herring roe 1,211 1,070 446 408
Pollock roe 279 1,345 376 918
Mero, fillet 672 923 867 828
Swordfish, fillet 120 84 66 35
Pollock surimi 21,320 24,269 5,688 6,554
Cod Surimi 1,375 1,490 301 266
Threadfin bream 5,134 4,145 1,059 790
Salted/dried
Herring roe 393 355 543 433
Pollock roe 153 160 326 216
Salmon roe 242 343 418 471
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 854 671 541 470
Arkshell 751 604 308 392
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 157 184 474 507
King crab 2,866 2,692 1,642 1,472
Tanner crab 2,757 1,782 918 633
Blue crab 152 383 216 424
Other crab 523 631 587 631
Oyster 1,473 1,395 1,292 1,304
Clam 3,138 3,343 622 554
Frozen
Spiny lobster 450 493 605 754
Lobster 108 86 222 167
Shrimp 26,202 20,853 31,159 25,803
King crab 4,102 4,575 7,914 5,780
Tanner crab 1,856 1,431 1,833 1,172
Blue crab 1,196 2,261 526 961
Other crab 116 291 109 298
European cuttlefish 838 1,544 322 699
Octopus 11,981 8,116 3,986 4,522
Scallop 125 34 110 22
Other cuttlefish 3,223 2,875 1,866 1,725
Squid 3,281 7,895 329 1,204
Abalone 45 52 222 233
Salted/dried
Squid 151 46 100 30
Sea urchin roe 29 48 139 153
Jellyfish 1,206 527 474 242
Seaweed, dried 577 502 313 315
Seaweed, salted 594 873 52 59
Prepared
Eel 4,137 4,461 4,346 7,119
Canned crab - 9 - 31
Fish meal 14,603 15,892 899 1,366
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
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